VOICES is calling for whole community support to ensure organisations created by and for survivors of domestic abuse can flourish in safety.

Spiritual faith can be the safe space for many women affected by domestic and sexual violence and abuse. An overcomer of 55 years of domestic abuse wrote this poem about the extra ties that can bind women of faith into abusive relationships, and personal, spiritual resistance.

A personal perspective on why safe spaces matter, written by an overcomer and VOICES supporter. Trigger warning: this account contains details of upsetting experiences and abusive behaviours.

We need to work actively to make spaces and services safe and inclusive for women from all backgrounds and situations, and remove barriers to support due to migrant status, ethnicity, language, neurodiversity, disability and other aspects of lived experience.

The National Lottery's research shows that women-centred and trauma-focused initiatives provide particular benefit to victims and survivors of domestic abuse

Online space can feel very unsafe for women and girls in general and particularly if they have experienced abuse. An online safe spaces scheme was launched with the Royal Mail in 2020.

UK Says No More campaigns nationally to provide safe spaces in the community and in businesses.

A member of the VOICES team gives their perspective on the importance of creating spaces that feel safe.

The family courts have not been places where victims and survivors of domestic abuse have felt safe, but VOICES is working to help change this, as our CEO explains.

Song for a safe space